Leo heard Lily speak and then a ping went off in his mind, 'Ping: Host, your dad has boasted that you can play the guitar like a famous rock and roll guitarist, Angelo Garcia. You have one week to master a song performed by the same and then you can unlock a high level guitar skill and experience. The higher your mastery of the instrument before the deadline, the higher experience and authentic style knowledge would be crafted for you.'

Leo sighed and accepted the task. Afterall, what else could he do? The young man looked at the little darling who was bickering with her friends and he said, "Lily."

The little girl turned around in a shock and then she saw his smiling face, and dashed over, "Baba!"

Leo picked her up in his arms and Lily hugged him as she whispered, "Baba, you can learn how to play the guitar like Angelo, right?"

Leo smiled faintly and replied with a whisper, "Have you left me with any other option?"

Lily giggled and said sweetly, "I love you so much, Baba."

Then she pecked Leo on the cheek and the young man waved at the children and said, "Little ones, let's meet in two weeks, I will host a banquet for spring break, you all must come, okay?"

The children replied, "Yes, Mister Cardinal."

Leo then thanked Miss Verse and then left with Lily who waved at her friends.

...

The young man took Lily home, but not before stopping at a music shop and purchasing a few things like a book on how to tune a guitar and the basics on how to play it. He prefered to read books instead of watching a tutorial video. This was a method to avoid influence of the other people on his own style and he would get to know his own skills better.

Leo also spent some good money to buy six guitars, two for beginners, two for pros and two for experts. The difference lay in the quality, he carried the cases and placed them in the car, along with an amplifier.

...

At home, Leo handled the guitars and placed them inside the work room. Then he set up the amplifier in a corner of the room, and went downstairs to have his lunch with Lily. The little girl thought of something and replied, "Baba, I will go and finish my homework."

Leo nodded with a smile, he knew she wanted to tell him to practice, but since she had made a mess, she was just hinting at things and avoiding the possibility of getting scolded by Leo. The young man didn't scold her but he didn't assure her also, this way she would understand not to boost like this in the future.

Leo went to the work room, and began to read the books at a high speed. Then he began to tune the acoustic guitar by ear, and checked it with a small tuner that the shop owner had given him for free.

After the young man finished tuning, he began to feel the strings and strum. The force he could apply and the flexibility of his fingers was optimal, because of his skills on the piano and the buffs from the system. Leo easily grasped the positioning of chords, and also started to strum with much ease. This whole thing took him only an hour.

This was the benefit of heightened intelligence and strength. After a few minutes, the young man listened to the song played by Angelo Garcia and began to play along. He made mistakes but he didn't give up. The practice continued, and as the time passed, he caught up to the pacing of the original song and he was nailing the notes.

The sound of the strumming spread through the first floor of the mansion and Clara couldn't help but sing along with Leo's guitar. She only stopped when the ladies returned home. The three women all noticed the subtle sound echoing in the house. Snow raised her brow and just when she was about to say something when the notes of piano began to ring from the side as well.

Snow turned around and found that Lily was playing the piano and she was trying to keep up with the guitar sound. Snow asked Clara who brought over water, "Who is playing the guitar? Leo?"

Clara nodded and replied, "Sir came back home with six guitars and has been practicing in the work room since lunch."

Snow frowned and then she went upstairs to find Leo, and when she came to the work room, she found him stretching his fingers and then he did something that caused stars to explode in Snow's eyes. He played notes at a high speed and the sound was nothing short of electrifying.

She didn't know how long she watched but when she woke up from the trance, her dapper looking husband was gazing at her with a sensual smile that caused a spark to run along her spine. She stepped inside and said, "Lily, Baba and Ma are discussing important business stuff, so don't disturb, okay?"

She could tell that the piano had stopped and quick steps were rushing over, but Snow's words caused Lily to stop and she sighed at the door and said, "Will you be able to finish in an hour?"

Snow nodded and patted the head of her daughter. Lily went downstairs and Snow locked the door. Leo put down the guitar and asked, "What do you want to discuss?"

Snow smirked and replied, "What shall a young woman and a young charming man discuss when they are alone behind closed doors? Do I need to teach you that as well?"

Leo raised his brows, his wife was feisty when things happened suddenly. He gulped and calmed himself and decided to not lose the opportunity and said, "Well, I am not as out of practice as you think I am when it comes to such closed door situations."

Then the two charged at each other and the battle of pleasure and spring erupted in the work room.